Kazuma Surf Boards Hawaii BLOG

Hookipa HASA contest pictures

2010-03-09T06:13:00.001-08:00

Chaz Kinoshita 1st place Boys Open division Chaz Kinoshita 1st place Boys Open division

Imai Devault 1st Place Boys division

Imai Devault 1st place Boys division

Joao Marco Maffini 3rd place Open Mens division

Photo's by: Pat Devault

Chaz Kinoshita wins Neil Pride Hookipa HASA

2010-03-07T20:11:00.000-08:00

Chaz Kinoshita won the Boy's Open division of the 2010 Neil Pride HASA contest yesterday at Hookipa. Pavils was 2 to 4 feet and very difficult to surf, Chaz used excellent wave selection to pull out the victory.

Melanie Bartels takes 2nd at the 2010 Roxy Pro

2010-03-05T17:08:00.001-08:00

Kazuma girl Melanie Bartels placed 2nd to Stephanie Gilmore at the 2010 Roxy pro, Gold Coast Australia. Mel was on fire the entire contest and narrowly lost in the final minutes of the heat. Mel used a 6'0" x 18" x 2.1" squash milkman with fcs m3 fins.

Leo from Guadeloupe is leading his championship.

2010-03-02T12:47:00.000-08:00

He just won the contest at Anse Bertrand spot, Guadeloupe.

He is now leading the championship and will defend his title in Guada at the end of the month !

February 23, 2010 Jaws pictures

2010-02-27T11:21:00.001-08:00

Chaz Kinoshita on a huge one on a 5'2" Ian Walsh Jaws model Chaz Kinoshita pulling in deep
JoaoMarco Maffini on his 5'5" Eraldo Gueiros model
JoaoMarco Maffini highline from deep
JoaoMarco made this backdoor barrel. SICK!!!!
Chaz Kinoshita 13 yrs old is always the youngest rider out at Jaws. JoaoMarco Maffini 14 yrs old, is becoming the tube master and has more barrels at Jaws in January and February than anyone. The kids were absolutely amazing out there, they look so comfortable and their training pays off when it gets heavy, they just don't make mistakes. (lucky for me) Tuesday was just the most amazing day ever, we are lucky to live on Maui.

Chaz Kinoshita and JoaoMarco Maffini score perfect huge Jaws today.

2010-02-23T19:46:00.000-08:00

This morning we hit Jaws at 6:15 am, launching in the dark. Of course we were the 1st ones out and scored perfect 20' Jaws for a while by our selves. Chaz and Joaomarco towed for 5 1/2 hours straight and didn't make a single mistake. This was one of the biggest swells of the year and both Chaz and JoaoMarco caught the biggest waves of their lives, we felt like we were in tune. We came in for lunch, re-fueled our skis and went back out for an evening session only to surf it with Alfredo Villas and Kaleo Amedeo catching perfect bombs. As it got dark and everyone was packing up, a huge formed on the horizon and I told Chaz it was time to tow daddy into one. Long story short, I fell in the barrel and ate crap taking 4 waves on the head then making the trip into the rocks in near darkness. I have to admit I was a bit worried but it is nothing new but kids were in shock to see me get so pounded. Luckily Alfredo stuck around in the dark to come rescue me off the rocks, thanks Alfredo for risking your ski to get me. We all returned to the ramp in pitch dark and celebrated a safe surf session.

Matt Kinoshita

Jaws on Maui is the most powerfull wave in the world

2010-02-22T12:51:00.000-08:00

This is unbelievable and I have never seen this before, a tow board totally destroyed by a single wave. Yesterday I towed Chaz Kinoshita into a smaller 20' wave at Jaws and Chaz pulled into a nice barrel. Because it was a smaller wave, it pinched at the end and Chaz got closed out on. Notice the front inserts, they were snapped and pulled out with his foot still in the strap and the tail was broken in 2 places. This tow board was glassed with 5 layers of 6 oz glass and was as strong as a board could be, I picked Chaz up after this wipeout and his board was in pieces next to him so we are sure it was blown up on that single wave. Jaws is no joke and this proves the power of the spot.

Kazuma Kids Jaws session

2010-02-15T14:57:00.000-08:00

The Kazuma Kids have been having some amazing sessions at Jaws, Maui. Chaz, Joao Marco, Tyler and Imai caught some of the best waves yesterday. In February alone, we have put on 63 hours on our Jaws ski's so the Kids have been getting tons of rides. What impresses me is the fact that the kids can ride for 4 hours straight before wanting to rest. Chaz and I have been towing till dark every day and have had some of the best sessions ever. I have been Training the kids the same way that I Trained Ian Walsh so I am sure that they will be the future jaws standouts.

Joao Marco on a huge bomb set

Chaz backside on his last wave

Tyler getting barreled

Imai pulling in on a deep one

Matt Kinoshita towing Chaz

Photo's: Pat Devault

Kihei secret spot on fire.........

2010-02-12T13:55:00.001-08:00

Imai Devault scored insane Kihei yesterday. Imai has his "secret" spots and is always on it.

Photo: Pat Devault

Joao Marco ready for action !

2010-02-07T10:37:00.001-08:00

3 jets ski... One to tow, one for safety, and one for the photographer... When is the next swell ?

2010 HONOLUA Legends contest

2010-02-01T16:35:00.000-08:00

What a day, superb contest with barrels on every single wave. All the Kazuma kids were killing their normal divisions and finishing the day with Kazuma anchorman Mike Crowe and shaper Matt Kinoshita putting on a exhibition show in the Legend's division.

Tyler Larronde Dominated the prestigious junior Men's division on his brand new 5'5" Kazuma. Tyler is the latest addition to the Kazuma surf team. Joao Marco Maffini finished 3rd Open men.

Joao Marco, deep inside Honolua

Shaun Walsh full speed and nice barrel

Chaz, inside. The cliff view is like an helicopter view, splendid !

Shaun Ferking had one of the best barrels of the contest

Chaz again

Tyler Larronde

Imai and Joao Marco

And the powerful Mike Crowe showing the groms how it's done

Duane Desoto riding at his best with the Milkman 9.6 x 28 x 4 SUP

2010-01-28T00:12:00.000-08:00

Best Rides: Duane Desoto, Hawaii from Waterman League on Vimeo.

Beautiful morning at Hookipa.

2010-01-24T12:24:00.000-08:00

Tyler and Joao Marco in search of the perfect barrel...

Hookipa, this morning. Let's talk about powerful turns, with Matt Kinoshita and Mike Crowe.

2010-01-23T11:56:00.001-08:00

Matt was riding his 6.1 x 18.375 x 2.25 Milkman Hank Gaskell model with FCS MK fins.

Mike was riding his personal model 6.6 x 20.5 x 2.75 squash tail Crowe model with FCS Gam fins.

Kazuma Jaws Tow boards to the next level with Ian Walsh

2010-01-22T08:44:00.000-08:00

Matt Kinoshita has been designing and shaping tow boards for Ian Walsh for over 8 years and has some of the most amazing Jaws specific board designs. This year has been the best winter I have seen in 5 years which has allowed us to make a major breakthrough in the 60+ foot wave riding category. Matt and Ian have a few new "top secret" board designs that have been working amazing in HUGE surf. Jaws is no place to mess around and Ian has his equipment dialed in.

Chaz Kinoshita is the lucky beneficiary of Ian's hard work and has boards that are already proven to be magic at Jaws. If you watch the footage of Ian or Chaz, you can see the confidence they have in their equipment.

Chaz Kinoshita crazy Jaws barrel footage

2010-01-20T16:48:00.000-08:00

Here is the link to the Surfline video footage of Jaws 1-17-10. At 3:09 into the video, Chaz gets an insane barrel. Click the link below and it will take 15 seconds for the video to start.

http://www.surfline.com/video/featured-clips/jaws-highlights_40323

Billy Kemper places 4th at the Haliewa Sponsor Me Pro

2010-01-20T09:52:00.000-08:00

Kazuma team rider Billy Kemper placed 4th at the Sponsor Me Pro at Haliewa. Billy was the only surfer to reach the final from the 1st round and earned $700 for his impressive finish.

Noyle photo.

Imai Devault and Joaomarco Maffini at the 2010 Justin Roberson contest

2010-01-19T07:53:00.001-08:00

Imai Devault dominated the Justin contest on Sunday placing 1st in the boy's division and 2nd in the Jr men's division. Imai, pictured here in the bottom 3 shots consistently pulled off the big turns to take the victory.

The top 2 pictures are Joaomarco Maffini who placed 3rd in the boys and 5th in the pro division. Big result for sure.

Photo's by Pat Devault

2010 Jaws tow boards

2010-01-14T07:44:00.000-08:00

Here is a glimpse into my shaping room showing the latest jaws towboards. Maui has had the best winter in years which has let me do some amazing r&d on the proven jaws model. These are Sierra Emory's new boards and we have refined them to a whole new level. I can't reveal too much about the boards but you will see Sierra, Ian Walsh, Billy Kemper and myself taking performance to a whole new level.

Chaz Kinoshita got his new ski today.

2010-01-13T16:21:00.000-08:00

Chaz Kinoshita got his new ski today. We need to do a few modifications to get it tow ready but he should be getting it on the water tomorrow with his partner Joao Marco. Chaz chose the Kawasaki 1500 4 stroke because he rides Kawasaki motorcycles and loves the brand. In an hour, he will have it all stickered up with his sponsors logos.

yesterday morning, Billy ripping at Jaws.

2010-01-12T10:06:00.000-08:00

Kazuma tow team getting ready for tomorrows giant swell

2010-01-10T18:24:00.000-08:00

Chaz Kinoshita 13 yrs old (left) Joao Marco Maffini 13 yrs old(center) have been training all last week with Alfredo Villanova, getting ready for tomorrow's giant swell. Alfredo is the Kazuma tow team trainer and is working wonders with the two Maui super groms.

Earlier in the week, Matt Kinoshita and Ian Walsh fine tuned Ian's Jaws boards and redesigned his Future tow fins for "Big Monday" Matt and Ian will be on it tomorrow with the Magic new boards. Joao and Chaz will probably watch but if it is less than 30 feet, they will sneak in for a few.

Charlie Linden, inspiration for the "EGG-O" model.

2010-01-08T18:34:00.001-08:00

Maui surfer Charlie Linden was the inspiration for my "EGG-O" model. Charlie needed a board that performed like my Milkman shortboard, had the glide of a fish, the turning radius of a pro's board but paddle like a mini tanker. Yes, he wanted it all. If you have ever seen him surf, you know what the board can do. (Charlie rips) This is a picture of Charlie on his 6'0" x 20" x 2.5" squash tail thruster EGG-O. By the way, Charlie doesn't like the name EGG-O but it is better than the "PEPPERMINT PATTY" Actually, I like stupid names for my board models so if any of you out there have funny name suggestions, please let me know. I may just use it for my new board model.

Matt

Hank Gaskell's 2010 model

2010-01-05T09:23:00.000-08:00

I just made the final revisions to Hank Gaskell's 2010 shortboard design. The board is 6'1" x 18.375" x 2.25" and is a modified Milkman model. Hank is 160 lbs. and we added a bit more concave than we normally do so the board will be faster and bite better in the turns when the water is bumpy. Hank and I have been surfing the point and have felt the need for a quicker bite into the wave in hard turns. Kona winds at the point is a challenge and that kona chop is a problem. Actually, Hookipa is always difficult to surf.

Kiter at Lanes today

2010-01-04T00:12:00.001-08:00